In a remarkable advancement for India’s semiconductor mission and a proud moment for the Northeast, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Meghalaya has achieved two successful indigenous chip fabrications under the Government of India’s Chips to Startup (C2S) / SMDP programmes. These milestones place the institute among the leading academic contributors to India’s growing semiconductor ecosystem.
Earlier this year, NIT Meghalaya designed and fabricated the state’s first-ever indigenous digital integrated circuit, marking a historic step for semiconductor research in the region. This achievement reached national attention when the fabricated chip was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the SEMICON India 2025 Summit. The moment highlighted the crucial role of academic R&D in advancing India’s ambition for self-reliance and technological leadership in semiconductor design and manufacturing.
The chip received extensive media coverage for being the first indigenous IC designed in Meghalaya, establishing NIT Meghalaya’s capabilities in advanced digital logic and VLSI design. Building on its earlier success, NIT Meghalaya has now received its second fabricated chip, a mixed-signal IC that integrates both digital and analog circuit blocks.